With her heady track “Reste”, this 20-year-old Belgian singer, fed on rap and Barbara’s texts, finally convinced us despite the first reservations. Composition on the piano or on the computer, texts and clips: the talented young woman intends to master her music from A to Z. And is about to release her first EP, entitled “Tristesse”.
Praise concerts often make us suspicious. And sometimes it’s silly. When the singer Iliona, just 20 years old, arrived, preceded by compliments from Benjamin Biolay, Vincent Delerm, Lous and The Yakuza, a reflex beast kept us at a distance from Less pretty, the first title that made us discover it. A soft song on the piano, where her chipped voice cries without tears a love story that has worn out. The second try, Rest, was the right one. To believe that his title was premonitory. This young Belgian singer, just 20 years old, reveals another facet by subtly handling the autotune, this metallic effect launched by Cher, omnipresent in rap, sublimated by Kanye West and that everyone loves to hate. “I was afraid of the reactions, but it had to be said from the start that I would be sailing in different styles. “
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